rrnate wrote:Did you see that Jim Belushi is in Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer"?

Belushi's appearance was jarring, to say the least -- but he still acted rings around castmate Kim Cattrell, which is neither surprising nor an accomplishment, I know, it's just that... aw, fuck it, they both suck.

Bad Gradger wrote:It makes me sad that American craft brewing is devolving into the same sort of extreme flavor wankery as hot sauce. IBUs have replaced Scoville units among that certain group of men who get off on seeing just how unpalatable a flavor they can stomach. The last beer tasting event I went to, fully 2/3 of the brews were hoppy pale ales desperately trying to out-bitter each other.

+1.

The other day I was googling the Great American Beer Festival, and came across the statistic that, in 2009, the category with the most entries was American-Style India Pale Ale, 134 entries. In 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005 as well. And that category was distinct from English-Style India Pale Ale and Imperial India Pale Ale. I enjoy an occasional IPA, but it seems like brewers are using it now to see who has the biggest- err, hops.